December 2020 – World Justice News

Argentina abortion: Senate votes in favour of legalisation

December 30, 2020 World Justice News 0

Argentina’s Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking law for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws. Senators voted in favour of the bill […]

Jehovah’s Witnesses File Copyright Lawsuit in Response to Blundering Christmas Album

December 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

Publisher BMG has plunged itself into a copyright lawsuit with elements that are so bizarre it’s hard to fathom what the company was thinking of. According to the complaint, BMG illegally used a song owned […]

Pirate Site Operators Facing Six Years Prison, Six Million Euros in Damages

December 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

In 2015, authorities in Spain launched an investigation into pirate site Descargasmix.com and around 15 associated domains. At the time the sites were considered to be the most important platforms targeting Spanish-speaking audiences. Two men, […]

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

December 29, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has turned down a $28.5m (£21.4m) bail package by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell who is awaiting trial on sex crime charges. The New York ruling said the suspect, 59, poses a flight […]

Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman activist jailed for five years

December 28, 2020 World Justice News 0

A prominent Saudi female activist, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, has already been in a maximum security prison for two […]

Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

December 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Hackers have stolen the data of a large cosmetic surgery chain and are threatening to publish patients’ before and after photos, among other details. The Hospital Group, which has a long list of celebrity endorsements, […]

US sues Walmart for alleged role in opioid crisis

December 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has accused Walmart of helping to fuel America’s opioid crisis. In a lawsuit, prosecutors said the retailer filled hundreds of thousands of questionable prescriptions and “knowingly” violating vetting rules. Walmart […]

Sepp Blatter: Fifa lodges criminal complaint against former president

December 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Fifa has lodged a criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over the finances of a museum in Zurich, Switzerland. The complaint relates to the involvement of Blatter and other former officials in the Fifa […]

UK haulier ran Europe-wide drug ring from living room

December 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A British haulier shipped drugs for gangs across Europe from his Warrington living room in lockdown. Thomas Maher has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to more than 14 years in jail after pleading guilty […]

Karima Baloch: Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto

December 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada. Baloch, 37, a campaigner from the restive region of Balochistan in western Pakistan, […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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Month: December 2020

Argentina abortion: Senate votes in favour of legalisation

Jehovah’s Witnesses File Copyright Lawsuit in Response to Blundering Christmas Album

Pirate Site Operators Facing Six Years Prison, Six Million Euros in Damages

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi woman activist jailed for five years

Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

US sues Walmart for alleged role in opioid crisis

Sepp Blatter: Fifa lodges criminal complaint against former president

UK haulier ran Europe-wide drug ring from living room

Karima Baloch: Pakistani rights activist found dead in Toronto